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Post by xaechireon on Jun 5, 2010 9:34:03 GMT -5
Does anyone know where's the best place to find Night Stars, mainly?
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Post by Διμι on Jun 6, 2010 20:27:03 GMT -5
Pripyat. They're usually located by the stadium, or in the sculpture room in the Monolith HQ. I don't think I've ever seen one in just any old Springboard randomly.
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Post by xaechireon on Jun 7, 2010 6:05:59 GMT -5
Hmm, okay. Thanks. I haven't ventured into Pripyat in 2 years, or so. Largest anomaly concentration I noticed was around Agroprom, but that wasn't a fruitful place.
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Post by Διμι on Jun 7, 2010 10:12:31 GMT -5
Haven't found Night Stars there, although on one playthrough I've seen two Goldfish, and those are level three artifacts as well.
It's a gold mine of artifacts in general, so it's worth a try.
Why would you need a Night Star anyway? For Sid's task? I think it's easier to get Mama's Beads, and they're superior anyway.
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Post by xaechireon on Jun 10, 2010 20:51:14 GMT -5
There's lots of Vortex artifacts in Agroprom, and lots of Electro artifacts in the underground, that much I know.
I mostly want the night stars for missions. I think I remember Sid gave a Tourist suit or something? I forgot what Barkeep gives though. Anyway, I'm playing with OL 2009 RC1, and I think they might give me a nice transmutation recipe as well.
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Post by Διμι on Jun 10, 2010 21:12:28 GMT -5
I was playing vanilla the other day, and found two in the Monolith HQ. Most of the artifacts in Agroprom are either Jellyfish or Stone Flowers formed by Springboards. I've never found any tier threes except for the Goldfish. As for Agro Underground, I've found three Moonlights in there once on my second visit.
I wasn't able to access the Stadium with .05, but OL should fix that.
And yeah, Sid gives a Tourist suit. But you should have a better suit by the time you even find a Night Star anyway.
On a side note, does anyone know where to find a second Crystal aside from Skinflint's task? I've found them before, but can't recall where. I checked the ZSG, and it didn't have much to say about them.
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Post by xaechireon on Jun 10, 2010 22:58:30 GMT -5
I found a night star around the edges of Agroprom once, near one of those gates than in Clear Sky lead to somewhere (Either Swamps or Cordon, I'm not sure now). Its a fairly rare occurrence though, and with the modded spawns, Agroprom is generally crawling with military and bandits, and I rather not keep shooting people every 5 minutes.
I do have a better suit, indeed. However, I set my game to have max carrying cap at 45 kg and completely weighed down to 50. Anything to boost my carry weight is quite awesome, but I don't really want a exoskeleton because I like running, and with all the fancy modificate artifacts you easily become a walking tank. Either way, just for collection, if nothing else, I'd like to get a Tourist suit.
As for Crystals, I believe you'd have most luck at the burner corridor in Wild Territory. I remember getting at least 5 crystals from just walking around in vanilla, but I forgot how now. I think they all came from Wild Territory, considering how whenever I go in (for the first time, at least), even when there are no burners around, there's droplets everywhere.
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Post by Διμι on Jun 10, 2010 23:07:20 GMT -5
Damn.
Thing is, the later in the game you visit a certain artifact area for the first time, the higher tier artifacts it'll drop.
I always visit WT very early to get the SEVA (before X18), and thus pocket all the artifacts in the tunnel, which happen to be mostly Fireballs and Droplets at the time.
Anyway, Pripyat is the place for Night Stars. Chances are, you'll find at least a couple in the entire map, which is enough for the various missions.
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Post by Afterburner on Jun 17, 2010 11:55:56 GMT -5
As far as I know, Sid and Barkeep ask for both of 'em. Or was it just Sid?
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Post by Διμι on Jun 17, 2010 14:44:29 GMT -5
Two's the most you'll need. Three Mama's Beads are the most I ever carry for bulletproofing anyway, so I find no use for Night Stars unless I have powerful anti-rad artifacts.
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Post by Afterburner on Jun 17, 2010 16:14:35 GMT -5
Ditch anything that gives rads. Those artifacts simply ain't worth it.
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Post by tsiros on Jun 18, 2010 15:35:32 GMT -5
so true so true. you will find crystal in the car stash just outside mil warehouses AND possibly at the burner in the mil warehouses. the burner in the tunnel in rostok has only fireballs and eyes always :/ you might find one in the first lab you ever visit (i never managed to remember which is x16 and which x18. x18 is in DV, right?) There's lots of Vortex artifacts in Agroprom, and lots of Electro artifacts in the underground, that much I know. I mostly want the night stars for missions. I think I remember Sid gave a Tourist suit or something? I forgot what Barkeep gives though. Anyway, I'm playing with OL 2009 RC1, and I think they might give me a nice transmutation recipe as well. OL huh. i remember when i first got on in the boards and i said i liked it, some of you guys dropped on me and almost skinned me alive lol that's how i felt at least, i know you didn't mean harm. as for OL and transmutations... the game is very funny if you transmute mamas beads to top tier. something like +33% bulletproof each? equip like 5 of those and bullets tickle |
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Post by Διμι on Jun 18, 2010 18:41:27 GMT -5
Skinning alive ain't the worst thing that happens to people here.
On a side note, I forgot about that X18 Night Star, mostly because I hardly ever get it. Three Mama's Beads and two Moonlights is my main configuration for vanilla. I switch the Moonlights to Crystals in the Sarcophagus. And yeah, occasionally the Burner in Freedom's base spawns one of those. But I usually get Fireballs instead.
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